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Created page with "{{Personnel |Surname and forenames=Beaumont John William |Army number=95522 |Rank=2/Lt |Decorations=O.B.E. - Military Division - Gazetted 21/5/1948. |Date of birth=Not yet kno..."

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{{Personnel
|Surname and forenames=Beaumont John William
|Army number=95522
|Rank=2/Lt
|Decorations=O.B.E. - Military Division - Gazetted 21/5/1948.
|Date of birth=Not yet known - too many "possibles" to be definitive about the date.
|Age=0
|Unit=Durham Light Infantry, RARO, Reported ITC 7/9/1939, Posted 9th Bn DLI 8/9/1939, Posted 10th Bn DLI 26/10/1939, Posted 9th Bn DLI 16/1/1940, Prisoner of War 1940,
|Joined Brigade=26-Oct-39
|Prisoner of War=161187 Oflag 7c, 6B, 4C Colditz.
|Died/Killed inn action=
|Source table=10DLI
}}

His OBE was awarded for gallant and distinguished service while a Prisoner of War in German hands.

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 |Date of birth=4/12/1919.
 |Age=0
-|Unit=Commissioned in the Durham Light Infantry. RARO. Reported ITC 7/9/1939. Posted 9th Bn DLI 8/9/1939. Posted 10th Bn DLI 26/10/1939. Posted to 70th Brigade HQ.  Posted 9th Bn DLI 16/1/1940.  B.E.F.  Prisoner of War 1940.
+|Unit=Commissioned in the Durham Light Infantry. RARO. Reported ITC 7/9/1939. Posted 9th Bn DLI 8/9/1939. Posted 10th Bn DLI 26/10/1939. Posted to 70th Brigade HQ.  Posted 9th Bn DLI 16/1/1940.  Served B.E.F.  Taken Prisoner of War 1940.
 |Company/Battery=Brigade Headquarters.
 |Task or role=Brigade HQ role not yet known - possibly Defence Platoon Commander.
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 |Source table=10DLI
 }}
 His OBE was awarded for gallant and distinguished services (serial escaper) while a Prisoner of War in German hands.  To read a Website on escaping from Colditz please see [http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/naziprison/cold_23.html here].

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-His OBE was awarded for gallant and distinguished service (serial escaper) while a Prisoner of War in German hands.  To read a Website on escaping from Colditz please see [http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/naziprison/cold_23.html here].
+His OBE was awarded for gallant and distinguished services (serial escaper) while a Prisoner of War in German hands.  To read a Website on escaping from Colditz please see [http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/naziprison/cold_23.html here].
 To read the Newsletter of the Colditz Appreciation Society, which mentions Lt Beaumont, please click [http://www.colditzappreciationsociety.com/Colditz%20Appreciation%20Society%20September%202008%201.pdf here].
 To read his Obituary in the Church Times, please click [http://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2006/29-september/gazette/the-revd-john-william-beaumont here].  His DLI Obituary can be found in Issue 15 of "The Bugle" of 2007.

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 |Date of birth=4/12/1919.
 |Age=0
-|Unit=Commissioned in the Durham Light Infantry. RARO. Reported ITC 7/9/1939. Posted 9th Bn DLI 8/9/1939. Posted 10th Bn DLI 26/10/1939. Posted 9th Bn DLI 16/1/1940.  B.E.F.  Prisoner of War 1940.
+|Unit=Commissioned in the Durham Light Infantry. RARO. Reported ITC 7/9/1939. Posted 9th Bn DLI 8/9/1939. Posted 10th Bn DLI 26/10/1939. Posted to 70th Brigade HQ.  Posted 9th Bn DLI 16/1/1940.  B.E.F.  Prisoner of War 1940.
 |Joined Brigade=26-Oct-39
 |Promotions=2/Lt 1/1/1941.  Captain 1/7/1946.

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 |Rank=2/Lt
 |Decorations=O.B.E. - Military Division - Gazetted 21/5/1948.
-|Date of birth=1919 - actual date not yet known - too many "possibles" to be definitive.
+|Date of birth=4/12/1919.
 |Age=0
-|Unit=Durham Light Infantry, RARO, Reported ITC 7/9/1939, Posted 9th Bn DLI 8/9/1939, Posted 10th Bn DLI 26/10/1939, Posted 9th Bn DLI 16/1/1940, Prisoner of War 1940,
+|Unit=Commissioned in the Durham Light Infantry. RARO. Reported ITC 7/9/1939. Posted 9th Bn DLI 8/9/1939. Posted 10th Bn DLI 26/10/1939. Posted 9th Bn DLI 16/1/1940.  B.E.F.  Prisoner of War 1940.
 |Joined Brigade=26-Oct-39
 |Promotions=2/Lt 1/1/1941.  Captain 1/7/1946.
 |Prisoner of War=161187 Oflag 7c, 6B, 4C Colditz.
-|Died/Killed in action=23/8/2006 aged 86.
+|Died/Killed in action=23/8/2006 aged 86.  Death registered August 2006, Portsmouth, Hampshire.
 |Home address=Ordained as a priest in 1951 - see the Church Times Obituary for his ecclesiastical career.
 |Source table=10DLI

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 |Rank=2/Lt
 |Decorations=O.B.E. - Military Division - Gazetted 21/5/1948.
-|Date of birth=Not yet known - too many "possibles" to be definitive about the date.
+|Date of birth=1919 - actual date not yet known - too many "possibles" to be definitive.
 |Age=0
 |Unit=Durham Light Infantry, RARO, Reported ITC 7/9/1939, Posted 9th Bn DLI 8/9/1939, Posted 10th Bn DLI 26/10/1939, Posted 9th Bn DLI 16/1/1940, Prisoner of War 1940,
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 To read the Newsletter of the Colditz Appreciation Society, which mentions Lt Beaumont, please click [http://www.colditzappreciationsociety.com/Colditz%20Appreciation%20Society%20September%202008%201.pdf here].
-To read his Obituary in the Church Times, please click [http://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2006/29-september/gazette/the-revd-john-william-beaumont here].
+To read his Obituary in the Church Times, please click [http://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2006/29-september/gazette/the-revd-john-william-beaumont here].  His DLI Obituary can be found in Issue 15 of "The Bugle" of 2007.

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−	His OBE was awarded for gallant and distinguished service while a Prisoner of War in German hands.	+	His OBE was awarded for gallant and distinguished service (serial escaper) while a Prisoner of War in German hands. To read a Website on escaping from Colditz please see [http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/naziprison/cold_23.html here].
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		+	To read the Newsletter of the Colditz Appreciation Society, which mentions Lt Beaumont, please click [http://www.colditzappreciationsociety.com/Colditz%20Appreciation%20Society%20September%202008%201.pdf here].

	To read his Obituary in the Church Times, please click [http://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2006/29-september/gazette/the-revd-john-william-beaumont here].		To read his Obituary in the Church Times, please click [http://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2006/29-september/gazette/the-revd-john-william-beaumont here].